Cigarette and ash retainer and snuffer



Jan. 8,-1957 R. w. HALL CIGARETTE AND ASH RETAINER AND SNUFFER Filed Feb. 20, 1955 FIG.I

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a it L INVENTOR. A 0) W HALL 17?. v j A 2,776,665 CIGARETTE AND ASH RETAINER AND SNUFFER Roy W. Hall, Oak Park, Ill.

Application February 20, 1953, Serial No. 337,996

3 Claims. (Cl. 131-235 The invention relates to smoking accessories, particularly ash receptacles and cigarettes extinguishers.

More in particular, the invention is concerned with a device which is adapted to serve as an ash receptacle, a resting place for a cigarette and an extinguisher therefor as well as a retainer for the extinguished cigarette which may be carried in a persons pocket for use in emergency situations where an ashtray is not available.

A specific embodiment of the invention as herein disclosed is an article of manufacture comprising an elongated member having a bore adapted to receive a cigarette and a casing member movable relative to said elongated member and having a wall adapted, when spaced from said elongated member, to define a receptacle endwise thereof.

It is, therefore, an object of the invention to provide a portable ash receptacle and cigarette extinguisher.

It is a further object of the invention to provide such an ash receptacle and cigarette extinguisher which is also adapted to retain an extinguished cigarette and which may be carried in a persons pocket without danget.

It is still a further object of the invention to provide such a device in which the portion constituting the ashtray may be closed to keep the ashes from falling out while the device is carried in ones pocket.

These and other advantages of the invention will be come more apparent from the following detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the cigarette and ash receptacle;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the device with the casing in place;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view along line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

The device comprises an elongated member 1 which may be made of metal, ceramic or other fireproof material, and a casing member 2, preferably of metal. A bore 3 extends through member 1 which bore is of a size to snugly accommodate a cigarette. Thus, a cigarette may be inserted in the bore 3 and it will be quickly extinguished, owing to the lack of air.

At one end the member 1 is provided with a recess 4 which may be made by cutting away a substantially rectangular piece of material, but which may also be given any other desired shape.

When the casing 2 is placed on the recessed end of member 1 with the end wall 5 spaced from that end to leave a gap at the top, the casing 2, together with the end of member 1 forms a receptacle which may be used in-the manner of an ashtray. The casing 2 may be moved to contact the recessed end of member 1, thereby forming a closed chamber or pocket 6, which is large enough to accommodate a small amount of ashes which may have accumulated in the receptacle while open.

The casing 2 has a pair of inwardly extending ledges 7 which are adapted to ride on the top of member 1. The top of member 1 and the ledges are shown to be slightly inclined downwardly to form a groove to receive a burning cigarette on top of the device. It is,

nited States Patent 0 however, not necessary that these parts be inclined, inasmuch as a groove will also be formed between the two ledges 7 when member 2 is placed upon the end of member 1.

' Besides receiving ashes in the receptacle formed by casing 2 or retaining them in the pocket 6, or providing a rest for a burning cigarette, the device is also capable of accommodating the end of a burning cigarette in the bore 3, particularly when a fresh cigarette has just been lighted and the smoker is disturbed but does not wish to or cannot throw the cigarette away, for example, in a place where there are carpets but no ashtrays. A burning cigarette placed into hole 3 is rapidly extinguished.

While the invention has been described with reference to the particular embodiment shown, it is not limited thereto, but what is to be covered by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. An ash receptacle and snuffer comprising an elongated snuffer body having elongated upper and lower walls of diiferent length, elongated side walls, and end walls, and having a cylindrical bore extending longitudinally therethrough substantially centrally thereof from end to end and being adapted to receive a cigarette with a sliding fit for snufiing the same, said body having a recess portion in one end thereof defined by a first wall extending substantially vertically upward from said lower wall and interrupting the lower wall portion of said bore and a second wall extending horizontally outwardly from said first wall and substantially perpendicular thereto and extending to one of said end Walls and corresponding in length substantially to the difference in the length between the upper and lower Walls, a casing having side and bottom walls connected by a closing wall and adapted to telescope said snutfer body so that said side and bottom walls have sliding engagement with the respective side and bottom walls of said snufi'er body, the closing wall of said casing, upon sliding movement thereof, being adapted to contact said one end wall of said snuifer body, whereby the walls of said body defining said recess portion together with the walls of said casing provide an enclosed receptacle space for the ashes of a with to retain said casing on said body and to define a groove for the reception therein of a cigarette.

3. A device in accordance with claim 1, having a substantially semi-cylindrical recess defined in said second horizontal wall by the upper uninterrupted wall portion of said bore.

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